Siheyuan Shangpeng

Yan Fugui shuddered, looked up at Shang Peng and said, "Really? How come I didn't know?"

"Hehe... maybe your family and Liu Haizhong's family in the backyard are the only ones in the whole compound who don't know about it. Why is that? Have you ever thought about it? Do you really think that others can't tell how much money you have? They are treating you like a monkey. If you continue like this, you will have no one to support you in your old age!" Shang Peng looked at Yan Fugui seriously and said.

"No way? Xiaopeng, don't scare me!" Yan Fugui had already thought of something and his face turned pale.

"Haha...what good would it be for me to lie to you about this? You, a smart person, are just confused for a moment. You only think about your own things, and I don't understand. Your children are grown up now, and you should tell them. But you didn't tell Xie Cheng, right?

Do you really want no one to take care of you in your old age? Like the old deaf man in the backyard? "Shang Peng's words were like the devil's whisper, which was both true and tempting.

Yan Fugui looked up at Shang Peng, his eyes full of anger as he said, "Are you saying that it was all because of the deaf old lady in the backyard? Why did she do that? I didn't offend her."

"Haven't you offended her? I think you have offended a lot of people. You didn't give her the things you gave to Grandma Peng in the front yard, and you didn't give her the delicious food. The most important thing is that you have a happy family with both sons and daughters!" Shang Peng's words hit Yan Fugui's heart directly.

Yan Fugui's eyes were bloodshot, and he whispered, "Just because of this? Just because I have a happy family? I have two sons and one daughter? She schemed against me like this? Haha... I thought I had kept it a secret from the people in the yard, but in the end it was just my wishful thinking!"

Shang Qi advised, "Uncle San, you are blinded by your own ignorance. You were just afraid that someone would try to take advantage of your salary. You didn't expect that they would try to take advantage of your salary so far. Just wait and see. Liu Haizhong in the backyard will not have a good ending. I heard Yi Zhonghai trying to persuade his eldest son to flee from home. His eldest son is about to graduate. Just wait and see. As long as he gets the chance, he will definitely run away!"

Yan Fugui grumbled, "Why? Lao Liu treats his eldest son like the apple of his eye! He's not the second or third son, who can be beaten for no reason! No, Lao Liu doesn't beat him for no reason, and he won't beat him if he doesn't make any mistakes. Oh my God, this deaf old lady is too cruel. She started to plot at that time? Haha... Lao Liu and I don't blame ourselves for losing!"

Shang Peng advised: "Uncle, it's not too late. Go back and explain it to your family. The children have grown up. There are some things that they should know. Don't let yourself bear it. Besides, they are grown men now. You can't protect them all their lives. It's time to let them know the dangers of society!"

Yan Fugui's face gradually turned red, and he said to the Shang family brothers, "Is it too late? Really too late?"

Shang Peng smiled and said, "Father and son don't have overnight hatred. As long as you explain it clearly and change your habits in the future, they will understand you. Then, do you still have hope for your future life? I also promised you that I will take care of the jobs for your children, but I hope they will come after they graduate from high school. Otherwise, they can only be low-level workers for the rest of their lives, or they won't be able to understand the drawings when they take the senior worker exam in the future!"

Yan Fugui kept silent with his hands shaking. After a long while, Yan Fugui raised his head and looked at Shang Peng and asked, "You are helping me just because I helped Old Lady Peng?"

Shang Peng smiled and said, "Of course not. To me, the people in this yard are dispensable. If I'm ruthless, I can break up the whole yard and redistribute housing. But what's the point of that? Life cannot be without spice. What's the point of always working? This yard reminds me of something. It's a very distant memory. As for you, I can only say that I see the shining point of this yard in you. I don't want my last good impression of this yard to disappear. That would be boring. Do you understand?"

Yan Fugui said in a trembling voice: "Then we, the people in this yard, are just the spice of life for you? Xiaopeng, you scare me like this, really!"

Shang Peng smiled and said, "Uncle, if you choose between you and me, who would you choose?

Similarly, to you, I am just a neighbor. Only the two of us can make me feel at ease. You are in my eyes, but I just think you have some merits. For you, the job quota is more important than anything else, but for me, it is very simple. It depends on whether I want to do it or not!"

After hearing this, Yan Fugui seemed to have let go of something. He let out a long sigh, his face turned rosy, and he said to Shang Peng, "Thank you in advance, Third Uncle. From now on, our Yan family will follow your lead in this courtyard."

"Haha... stop joking, Third Uncle. We are good neighbors. There is no such thing as factionalism. You continue to be the Third Uncle. As long as it has nothing to do with us, we will generally just stay out of the way in the yard." Shang Peng said indifferently.

"Okay, your uncle knows. It's getting late. I'll be back soon." After saying that, Yan Fugui drank the last sip of wine in his glass and stood up to say goodbye.

Shang Peng suddenly said, "Uncle San, if you don't mind, just ask Aunt San to pack up the leftovers and take them back. Just help me clean up and bring the dishes to me tomorrow!"

Yan Fugui's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "No problem, I'll call your third aunt right away." After that, he quickened his pace and walked towards his home.

Shang Peng said again: "Uncle, wait a minute. I have one more thing to tell you. If the food is really not enough, I can give it to you at the market price. This is when there is really not enough food!"

Yan Fugui paused, nodded, and walked quickly towards his home without looking back.

After a while, the three aunts came to pack up.

After the things were packed up and the three aunts left, Shang Qi looked at Shang Peng and said, "What are you planning now, kid?"

Shang Peng smiled and said, "Nothing, I just feel that this courtyard is a bit too quiet, so boring. It was better when we first came here, when we had nothing to do and held a big party, and there was also a donation project!"

Shang Qi shook his head and said to Shang Peng, "You, just don't cause any trouble. I don't care about you anymore. Go back to sleep!" After that, he got up and went out.

Shang Peng picked up the wine glass and took a sip. This was specially left by the third aunt. Shang Peng found that he could drink a lot now. Drinking was just like drinking water. He didn't feel drunk at all. After taking two more sips, Shang Peng muttered to himself: "It's so boring. I don't feel anything when I drink now. I can only taste the flavor. I can no longer feel the feeling of being drunk. Alas! It's so boring!"